Day-Before-Full Moonrise Sunrise

July 13, 2018

I love anticipating the progression of sunrises, as they transition from the first faint hints of dawn through what I've come to call First Glow: that dark yet deeply intense colouring, which dulls to a greyness as the stage is set for Second Glow: the brighter, lighter colouring that pulls back slightly to neutral before the yellow of sunrise explodes into the scene, whitening into the blue...

These are a few selected frames from a time-lapse video I created of this mid-year near-new crescent-moonrise sunrise, aligned over the distinctive peak of Formosa, and a link to the video is below. (And while the moon's transition across the sky is eye-catching, when you play the video a second time, enjoy the whimsical, tidal, interplay of cloud and light...)